Anthrax in Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), Italy [PDF]
To the Editor: Anthrax is hypoendemic in Italy; a few outbreaks occurred yearly involving unvaccinated herbivores on pastures in central and southern regions and the major islands. Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) with 8 variable-number tandem repeats (VNTRs) of Italian isolates of Bacillus anthracis has identified 9 ...
Antonio Fasanella+5 more
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Haematological and chosen biochemical parameter assessment of the antioxidant system in red deer (Cervus elaphus) blood in early and late pregnancy [PDF]
The aim of this study was to investigate changes in haematological parameters and the antioxidant system in the early and late pregnancy of red deer (Cervus elaphus).
Kulka Marek+4 more
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Red deer Cervus elaphus blink more in larger groups [PDF]
Most animals need to spend time being vigilant for predators, at the expense of other activities such as foraging. Group‐living animals can benefit from the shared vigilance effort of other group members, with individuals reducing personal vigilance ...
Zeke W. Rowe+2 more
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The Assessment of Deer (Cervus elaphus) Trophies
The red deer (Cervus elaphus) population’s potential for trophy value from the 34 Neagra and 35 Sălard hunting areas on the Northern slope of the Gurghiu Mountains has been analysed and evaluated, based on a number of 42 red deer trophies taken between ...
Marius Cotta+2 more
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Sarcocystosis in Cervus elaphus: Comparison of diagnostic methods
Red deer (Cervus elaphus) from a National Wildlife Reserve near Toledo in central Spain were surveyed for Sarcocystis infection. A total of 61 deer were examined. Tissue compression and histology were used to examine samples from diaphragm and heart from
Mónica Luzón+4 more
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Seasonal habitat selection of the red deer (Cervus elaphus alxaicus) in the Helan Mountains, China
We studied the seasonal habitat selection of the red deer, Cervus elaphus alxaicus Bobrinskii & Flerov, 1935, in the Helan Mountains, China, from December 2007 to December 2008. Habitat selection varied widely by season.
Mingming Zhang+2 more
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The genome sequence of the red deer, Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Cervus elaphus (the red deer; Chordata; Mammalia; Artiodactyla; Cervidae). The genome sequence is 2,887 megabases in span.
J. Pemberton+2 more
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The biomolecular characterization of a finger ring contextually dated to the emergence of the Early Neolithic from Syltholm, Denmark [PDF]
We present the analysis of an osseous finger ring from a predominantly early Neolithic context in Denmark. To characterize the artefact and identify the raw material used for its manufacture, we performed micro-computed tomography scanning ...
Theis Zetner Trolle Jensen+9 more
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages are recognized as important components of intra- and interspecific biodiversity, and allow to reveal colonization routes and phylogeographic structure of many taxa.
Paweł Mackiewicz+11 more
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tarim red deer, Cervus elaphus yarkandensis
Tarim red deer (Cervus elaphus yarkandensis) is the only subspecies of red deer (of 22 subspecies) from Central Asia. This species is a desert dweller of the Tarim Basin of southern Xinjiang, China, and exhibits some unique adaptations to the dry and ...
H. Ba+9 more
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